Maritsa

E64918

river transboundary river

Maritsa is a significant river in the Balkans that flows through Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey before emptying into the Aegean Sea.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → transboundary river →
alsoKnownAs	Evros → Meriç →
continent	Europe →
country	Bulgaria → Greece → Turkey →
drainageBasinArea	approximately 53,000 square kilometers →
drainageBasinCountry	Bulgaria → Greece → Turkey →
emptiesInto	Aegean Sea →
floodRisk	high →
floodsAffectCountry	Bulgaria → Greece → Turkey →
flowsDirection	generally eastward →
flowsThroughCity	Dimitrovgrad → Edirne → Pazardzhik → Plovdiv →
formsBorderBetween	Greece → Turkey →
hasBridge	Old Bridge of Edirne →
hasEconomicUse	agriculture → hydroelectric power → irrigation →
historicalName	Hebrus →
historicalRegion	ancient Thrace →
length	approximately 300 miles → approximately 480 km →
locatedIn	Balkans →
majorTributary	Arda → Chepelarska → Stryama → Tundzha →
mouthCountry	Greece → Turkey →
mouthLocation	near Enez →
partOf	Aegean Sea basin →
passesThroughRegion	Thrace → Upper Thracian Plain →
sourceCountry	Bulgaria →
sourceLocation	Rila Mountains →
sourceNear	Maritsa Peak →
subjectOf	Greece–Turkey border disputes → migration and refugee crossings →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North Macedonia ("Vardar River") →	capitalOnRiver
Thrace ("Maritsa River") →	crossedBy
Rila Mountains ("Maritsa River basin") →	drainageDivideFor
Edirne ("Maritsa River") →	locatedOnRiver
Bulgaria →	majorRiver